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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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A Miners' Member

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 3

The name of Mr. Thomas Richards, the Labour member for West Monmouthshire, has been mentioned in connection with the vacant post of Mining Adviser to the Home Office…

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Belgian Miners' Strike. Brussels, Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Ten thousand coalminers have struck work at Liege, owing to the coal-owners seeking to mitigate the effects of a shortening of the working day to 9½ hours…

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Subsidy for Coal Shipments

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

It was recently stated that the Chamber of Deputies was discussing a proposal to grant a subsidy to an Italian shipping company for the transport of 7,000,000 tons of coal…

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Bookham Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

The first ordinary meeting (statutory shareholders was held on Friday, 23rd [?]t., Mr…

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[Reuter's.] London, Thursday. the Bolton Mining Disaster

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

The Bolton mining disaster funds aggregate £83,000, and will close on Saturday. TEMPERANCE INCREASING. Counsel in a brewery case stated that the…

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South Coast Scandal. Miners Herding in Huts. Colliery Companies “ Houses.”

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

THE principal assistant medical officer of the Board of Health (Dr. Wills) has been investigating health conditions on the South Coast coalfields, and has…

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Bookham Mine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

THE directors, accompanied by the engineer and legal manager, visited the [?]on Friday last and made an inspection of the underground working. At the…

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A Coal and Coke Investment

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 8

Squatters, farmers, dairymen, and country residents generally, desirous of varying their investments, realising there is greater safety in disposing their…

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Homely Fare. the Gold Meat Question

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

Cold meat, like the poor, is always with us. To present It as an appetising meal is no easy matter. There are two ways of dealing with cold…

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Bookham Mine

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

The directors, accompanied by the engineer and legal manager, visited the mine on Friday last, and made an inspection of the underground…

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A. H. C. Gold. Annual Meeting

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Yass Branch of the A.H.C. Guild was held in the School Hall on Sunday morning, the Rev…

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Warrants Issued for Three Mining Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 1

Perth (W.A.). Saturday.—A sensation was caused in Perth on Saturday by the announcement that the Government had taken action on a report of the Criminal…

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Bookham Mine

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 3

At the 75ft. level the south drive has been driven a further distance of 17 feet, making a total of 53 feet, The ore has been the full width of…

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Gold and Sympathy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 8

I lay in sorrow, deep distressed; My grief a proud man heard; His looks were cold, he gave me gold, But not a kindly word…

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South Wales Miners. London, Feb. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

The executive, of the South Wales Miners' Federation, on the ground that too. much latitude is allowed the mine managers regarding the remuneration to be paid for…

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Bagful of Gold. for the Asking. Judge’s Perplexity

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 7

Puzzled, after spending several hours on a case, his Honor Judge Willis, at the Southwark County Court on Tuesday, said it was very suspicious, and…

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Earthquakes and Collieries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. Napier Denison, of the British Columbia Meteorological Department, has announced the result of his investigations in North America regarding the supposed relation between…

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Scottish Colliery Trouble. Edinburgh, Feb. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 1

The Scottish colliery enginekeepers have resolved to strike unless they are granted an eight. hours' day. Their action threatens the compulsory stoppage of mines employing 95,000 persons…

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A Successful Mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

The sixth annual meeting of the Araluen Redbank Gold Dredging Company was held at the office of the company, Sydney, on Friday, the 17th instant, Mr. James Lawson,…

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Bagful of Gold. for the Asking. Judge's Perplexity

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 4

Puzzled, after spending several hours on a case, his Honor Judge Willis, at the Southwark County Court on Tuesday, said it was very suspicious and…

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